Identification of T-cell epitopes of Loi p 9, a major allergen of ryegrass (Lolium perenne) pollen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 124-132

  Blaher, Bella ^a   Suphioglu, Cenk ^b   Knox, R Bruce ^b   Singh, Mohan B ^b   McCluskey, James ^c   Rolland, Jennifer M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Lol p 9; MHC; Peptides; Ryegrass pollen; T cells

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL LINE; CLONE CELLS; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LOLIUM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0029758545     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70234-8     Document Type: Article

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